Let's break this down. We're going to add 5699 and 4307 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 7 in column 1 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 2 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 3 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5699 + 4307 = 10006.

